
The Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
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Narrated by:
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JD Jackson
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Ann Druyan
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By:
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Carl Sagan
The Pulitzer Prize Winner
Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends - and their amazing links to recent discoveries.
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Critic reviews
"A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday . . . . It's a delight." --The New York Times
“How can I persuade every intelligent person to read this important and elegant book? . . . He talks about all kinds of things: the why of the pain of human childbirth . . . the reason for sleeping and dreaming . . . chimpanzees taught to communicate in deaf and dumb language . . . the definition of death . . . cloning . . . computers . . . intelligent life on other planets. . . . Fascinating . . . delightful.” --The Boston Globe
“In some lost Eden where dragons ruled, the foundations of our intelligence were laid. . . . Carl Sagan takes us on a guided tour of that lost land. . . . Fascinating . . . entertaining . . . masterful.” --St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Carl Sagan is my only god
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Great book.
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Another informative book!
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Non-fiction so much more intriguing
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The narrator is a pretty convincing Sagan
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Interesting but dated
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Nicely Presented, Still Relevant, Repetitive
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That said, Sagan presents in as approachable a way as is possible brain anatomy and cross-disciplinary research then extrapolates well into the realm of philosophy, especially phil. of ethics. In light of this, it's difficult to know how to evaluate this. As science? Philosophy? Psychology? It's a bit of all of these things but not extensive in any of them. In the end you're left with a FEELING of awe but not a great deal more actual knowledge.
Thought provoking but slightly misleading
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Broad-reaching and thought-provoking
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Wonderfully thought provoking journey of the mind!
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